Originally Posted by dulciusexasperis

Well, first, I think people need to acknowledge that air travel is no different than any other form of public transportation today. It's a bus with wings to put it simply. So having said that, people need to manage their expectations as to what they can get for the price they paid. If you choose to fly in Y, you get very little indeed for your money, as is appropriate given that you paid very little for it. I leave it to those who fly Y to argue over whether reclining 2 inches which is as much as most will recline now, is a major point worth arguing over or not.

I will no longer fly in Y since seat pitch went from 34-36 inches to 30 inches and sometimes even less. Perhaps some posters are not old enough to remember back to when seat pitch was 36 inches in Y and funnily enough, no one was bothered by whether or not the person in front of you reclined their seat or not. The seat could be reclined and it was the passenger's right to do so at any time other than take-off and landing. This whole ISSUE of recline or not did not EXIST. When flying in Premium type classes now, you get that same 36 inch pitch and no need to think about reclining or not, you do as you please and bother no one.

That someone is 6'4" is not anyone else's problem, it's SOLELY the problem of that tall person who bought a seat without enough room to accommodate their height. Buy more space if you need it. Otherwise, put up with what you bought, without trying to say someone else should accommodate you. The same applies to those who cannot comfortably fit in the ridiculous 17" wide seats in Y these days. Overflowing into the adjoining seats is not something you should be doing. Buy a wider seat, they are available. Reading comments about 'I am 6'4" and people should be considerate towards me', is ridiculous. You bought the cheapest seat on the bus, that was your choice, live with it and stop whining.

The people get what the people deserve as always. If the public insists on cheap seats, then that is what they get. I don't see any flood of posts by people saying, 'comfort is my first priority, not price. I will pay whatever I need to pay for comfort.' Instead they prioritize price and then COMPLAIN about comfort but aren't willing to pay for it. Imagine if you will someone insisting on buying a base model car and then complaining that it didn't come with air conditioning. What would you be saying to them?